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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B250I GAMING PRO AC vs MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 37identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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B250I GAMING PRO ACView product
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MSI

Z270 GAMING PLUSView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Network4 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z270
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCOMMAND CENTER LIVE UPDATE 6 MSI SMART TOOL FAST BOOT SUPER CHARGER GAMING APP RAMDISK X-BOOST GAMING LAN MANAGER XSplit Gamecaster V2 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Norton Internet SecuritSolution Google Chrome Google Toolbar Google Drive SteelSeries Engine 3 CPU-Z MSI GAMING DRAGON EYE
Other featuresidentical
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10

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